Tweet
Also known as: Post, X Post
A post on X (formerly Twitter), originally capped at 280 characters and now extending to 4,000 for X Premium subscribers.
In depth
A tweet is the canonical unit of content on X. Free accounts can publish posts up to 280 characters; X Premium subscribers can post up to 4,000 characters as long-form posts. Despite the platform rebranding to X in 2023, both "tweet" and "post" are still used interchangeably by users.
Tweets can contain text, links, images, video, GIFs, polls, and threads. The platform algorithmically scores each tweet on dwell time, engagement, and recency to decide who sees it in the For You feed.
AutoTweet's AI Autopilot generates and schedules tweets across 7 tone profiles. Smart scheduling distributes them at the cadence you set with randomized jitter so the feed doesn't look automated.
Example
"3 lessons from spending $50k on Twitter ads in 2026 — a thread 🧵"
Related terms
Thread
A series of connected tweets posted by the same author, displayed as a continuous narrative.
Long-form post
A single tweet exceeding 280 characters, available to X Premium subscribers up to 4,000 characters.
Hook
The first line of a tweet or thread, written to stop the scroll and earn a click on "Show more."
X algorithm
The ranking system that decides which posts appear in the For You feed and in what order.
Now put it to work
AutoTweet generates and schedules X content tuned for the algorithm — the same one this glossary just explained.